Modern Mining January 2020

COVER STORY

Worley takes the digital lead While most engineering companies and project houses serving the resources sector have digital capabilities, not all have necessarily embraced digital technology to the fullest extent. One that has is global project and asset services provider Worley, which considers itself one of the world leaders in the application of digital technol- ogy to the design, engineering and delivery of projects for the mining and minerals, chemical and energy industries.

A s an early adopter of digital technology in the energy, chemicals and resources sec- tors, Worley has been constantly testing new technology to develop value-adding digital strategies and help customers make more informed decisions. The company has a real com- mitment to going digital and Robert Hull, Vice President, Mining, Minerals & Metals (MM&M) Africa at Worley, emphasises that the company has not ‘on-boarded’ digital technology just because it is the latest buzzword. “Innovation is in our DNA at Worley,” he says. “We have always strived to embed innovation into every aspect of the business and keep up with new tech- nology. The South African operation in particular has been active in digitalisation for almost a decade. It is at the forefront of introducing digital transformation to the mining world. In fact, Worley is one of the only professional service providers in the industry to offer

Robert Hull.

fully integrated Building Information Modelling (BIM) compliant designs.” Worley has for some time been applying BIM principles and systems in the mining and minerals processing sectors and its customers are starting to

By using Building Information Modelling (BIM), Worley is able to create digital information models from 3D through to 7D.

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